2015-2023年西班牙儿童和青少年抗精神病药物使用的处方记录指示:基于人口的现实研究

Aníbal García-Sempere1,2, Isabel Hurtado Navarro3,4, Celia Robles-Cabaniñas1,2

  • 1Health Services Research and Pharmacoepidemiology Unit. Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region (FISABIO), Valencia, Spain.

概括

在全球范围内,青少年使用抗精神病药物 (AP) 正在增加,通常用于未经批准的疾病. 这项研究揭示了对抑郁症,自杀念头和自闭症谱系障碍的AP治疗显著增加,特别是在女性中,强调需要仔细监测.

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